Let me just say this: sure its very glamorous to move to a foreign country for 6 months, but by no means is it easy to do so. All the piddly little things like making sure you bank isn't going to fee you to death before you go, setting up your payment plans for loans, etc, really end up taking up a lot of your time and causing much frustration. As of this morning, all of my packing is nearly complete, just waiting on a load of laundry to dry to finish the one suitcase, and then packing my carry on with all my "airline approved" bottles, books, journals, the like. I have all my required documentation all ready to go. I've read everything I can at least twice regarding the culture, what to expect, how my first week is going to be handled, and all that fun stuff.
I was reading another gal's blog about moving abroad and she had a really funny point. She was commenting on how everyone's response was the same: "What a great opportunity for you, maybe you will fall in love." And like her, I would agree and say if one more person tells me I might fall in love over there, I might snap!! Can't we just go over there for ourselves? Does it have to be in pursuit of a man? And yes, it's glamorous in theory to move half way around the world "to find yourself," but I have a feeling the first time I squat over a hole in the ground I will literally LOL thinking how unglamorous this whole adventure really is.
All that being said, I am so DAMNED excited I can barely think. My brain is going a mile a minute. I cannot wait to begin this chapter of my life!!! It will be by far the coolest thing I can ever imagine doing and I just absolutely cannot stand to wait 4 more days! But just a word to the wise: don't think its easy to just hit pause for 6 months. Unless of course you are still in school or you have no bills. Then it shouldn't be that hard, and pay no mind to the girl behind the monitor. ;)
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